The size of housing, its location and quality are factors that have an impact on human health. With regard to the fact that housing situation in socially excluded localities continues to deteriorate, it is important to pay special attention to this issue. The article deals with the issue of housing of people living in socially excluded localities. The aim is to identify and describe the most common housing problems that the residents of these localities have to face. The first part generally defines the issue of social exclusion and housing. The following section presents the results of our own probe, which was implemented in the region of Southern Bohemia with a group of 12 respondents – residents of socially excluded localities. The interviews show that the most common problems the respondents face are the apartment size, its quality (the most common reported problems in this area was the occurrence of mould, humidity, and the presence of parasitic insects – bugs), common hallways, poor accessibility to services (schools, doctors, shops) or high prices associated with transportation if commuting is necessary to reach these services.

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Faculty of Health and Social Sciences Institute of Social and Special Paedagogical Sciences České Budějovice Czech Republic

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